Don Schaly

Don Schaly Biography

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Born	10 October 1937 in Ellwood City, Pa.
Died	9 March 2005 in Venice, Fl.
Wife	Sue Schaly for 45 years.
Sons	John, Jim, Joe and Jeff
Education	Bachelor of Arts from Marietta College in 1959; Master of Arts from Penn State 1960.
Career Record	1,442-329 (.814) in 40 years at Marietta College.
Career Highlights	Three NCAA Division III National Championships (1981, 1983 and 1986); National Coach of the Year (1975, 1981, 1983 and 1986); Coach of the Century by Collegiate Baseball; 27 Ohio Athletic Conference championships in his 40-year coaching career; Member of American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, 1995.
Year	Record
1964	14-4
1965	21-4
1966	10-9
1967	16-5
1968	16-7
1969	12-8
1970	11-7
1971	27-7
1972	22-7
1973	31-6
1974	22-12
1975	44-6
1976	29-12
1977	36-13
1978	38-7
1979	40-6
1980	43-4
1981	59-5 *
1982	53-11
1983	49-9 *
1984	53-7
1985	46-11
1986	48-13 *
1987	38-14
1988	44-9
1989	36-9
1990	39-7
1991	43-6
1992	43-8
1993	35-7
1994	39-4
1995	46-9
1996	43-13
1997	43-7
1998	40-10
1999	50-8
2000	44-7
2001	48-9
2002	41-9
2003	30-13
*	National Champs

For 40 years, Don Schaly (10 October 1937 - 9 March 2005) was the baseball coach at Marietta College in Ohio from 1964 to 2003.

Schaly, a native of Ellwood City, Pa., retired following the 2003 season after 40 years at the helm of the Marietta baseball program. On March 9, 2005, he died after a short battle with cancer while attending the Pioneers' Spring Trip in Florida.

The 1959 graduate of Marietta College played baseball and football for the Pioneers. He returned to his alma mater in 1964 and never left, guiding his teams to three NCAA Division III National Championships and seven National Runner-up finishes. He won 18 Mideast Regional Championships and 27 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships.

The coach won numerous coaching awards during his career. He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame in 1995. Schaly was named the National Coach of the Year four times (1975, 1981, 1983, and 1986) and in 2000 Collegiate Baseball named him the Division III Coach of the Century. Schaly was also awarded the OAC’s Coach of the Year 17 times and the Mideast Regional Coach of the year 21 times.

Schaly’s final record at Marietta is 1,442-329, but Schaly’s role in the Marietta College Athletics Department extended far beyond the duties of head baseball coach. He was an assistant football coach for 17 years and served as an assistant athletics director for more than 20 years. Schaly also played a primary role in the formation of the Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame, which he was inducted into in 2004.

Schaly was honored on Nov. 8, 2003, at a banquet to celebrate his accomplishments at Marietta. He became the first person in Marietta College history to have his jersey retired. The college also renamed the main entrance of Ban Johnson Arena the Schaly Lobby in his honor. In 2006, Pioneer Park was renamed Don Schaly Stadium in his honor.

See also

• List of college baseball coaches with 1,000 wins

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Name	Schaly, Don
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Date of birth	10 October 1937
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Date of death	9 March 2005
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